Working with welders is the norm when building with discarded shipping containers.
Buildings Made from Shipping Containers
Lured in by their low price and sturdy material, another Florida building is being constructed using discarded shipping containers. In this case, it's a port security operations center in Jacksonville. According to the builders, the use of shipping containers is shaving hundreds of thousands of dollars off the construction costs of the $1.8 million dollar building.
As we showed in our Strong Affordable Storm-Ready Housing series two years ago, buildings made of shipping containers are perfect for withstanding hurricane force winds (ideal in places like hurricane-prone Florida). And when completed, it's difficult to tell the building is made of steel.
